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  #include &lt;map&gt;
  iterator begin();
  const_iterator begin() const;
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  <p>The function begin() returns an iterator to the first element of
  the multimap. begin() should run in <a href=
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  <p>For example, the following code uses begin() to initialize an
  iterator that is used to traverse a list:</p>
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   // Create a list of characters
   list&lt;char&gt; charList;
   for( int i=0; i &lt; 10; i++ ) {
     charList.push_front( i + 65 );
   }
   // Display the list
   list&lt;char&gt;::iterator theIterator;
   for( theIterator = charList.begin(); theIterator != charList.end(); theIterator++ ) {
     cout &lt;&lt; *theIterator;
   }            
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